What are the two basic steps that every switching and routing protocol performs?
Path determination and frame/packet forwarding.
What is the primary purpose of a TTL mechanism?
To limit the congestion caused by routing loops.
Does IP permit all-networks broadcasts?
No.
Is RSTP backward-compatible with STP?
Yes.
Does EIGRP support load balancing across unequal-cost paths?
How many levels in the topological hierarchy does OSPF support?
Two.
How do BGP-4 peers communicate?
Via TCP.
Which link-state algorithm does FSPF use?
The choice of algorithm is vendor dependent.
